Kinetics of viral DNA in body fluids and antibody response in patients with acute Monkeypox virus infection

Summary: We report the follow-up laboratory investigation of three MPXV cases infected in May-June 2022 from diagnosis to disease resolution, monitoring viral shedding in different body fluids and antibody kinetics. Out of 138 non-lesion samples, viral DNA was found in 92.3% saliva, 85.7% semen, 86....

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Main Authors: Francesca Colavita, Valentina Mazzotta, Gabriella Rozera, Isabella Abbate, Fabrizio Carletti, Carmela Pinnetti, Giulia Matusali, Silvia Meschi, Annalisa Mondi, Daniele Lapa, Serena Vita, Claudia Minosse, Camilla Aguglia, Roberta Gagliardini, Eliana Specchiarello, Aurora Bettini, Emanuele Nicastri, Enrico Girardi, Francesco Vaia, Andrea Antinori, Fabrizio Maggi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-03-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004223001797